BEGC-104 · December 2022 · English
IGNOU BEGC-104 December 2022 Previous Year Question Paper
BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA (14TH–17TH CENTURY)
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-104, December 2022 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 15 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
BACHELOR’S IN ENGLISH
(HONOURS) (CBCS) (BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
BEGC-104 : BRITISH POETRY AND DRAMA—
14TH TO 17TH CENTURY
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer all Sections as directed.
Section—A
Note : Explain with reference to the context any
four of the following (150 words each) :
4×5=20
Q1.“And bitter th an thy stroke; why swell’st thou then ? On short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death thou shalt die.” [ 2 ]
Q2.“And in the hevens wryte your glorious name. Where when death shall all the world subdew, Our love shall live, and later life renew.”
Q3.“Or what strong hand can hold his surft foot back ? Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid ? O, none, unless this miracle have might.”
Q4.“I was aboute to wedde a wyf; allas, What shold I bye it on my flesh so deere ? Yet hadde I leverewedde no wyf to yeere !”
Q5.“For brave Macbet h (well he deserves that name), Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish’d steel, Which smok’d with bloody execution.”
Q6.“She is all states, and all Princess I nothing else is; Princes do but play us; compar’d to tris, All honour’s mimic, all wealth alchemy.” [ 3 ]
Section—B
Note : Write short notes on any two of the following
(in about 200 words each). 2×10=20
Q7.Allegory in Dr. Faustus
Q8.Role of witches in Macbeth
Q9.Donne’s poetic sensibility
Q10.Theme of time in Sonnet
Section—C
Note : Attempt any three of the following questions
(in about 500-600 words each). 3×20=60
Q11.“The wife of Bath is a woman of great strength, vitality and aggression. She is a threatening presence in the P rologue.” Do you agree ? Give reasons. [ 4 ]
Q12.Discuss the theme of pride and arrogance in Dr. Faustus.
Q13.Write a critical appreciation of Sonnet 55.
Q14.Critically analyse Lady Macbeth as the fourth witch.
Q15.Write a critical note on the sonnet Death, Be Not Proud.